Indianapolis Bar Association Go Green Committee Go Green Resource Guide for Attorneys and Law Firms According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans dedicate more time to work per day than any other activity—an average of 7.6 hours per day. Offices account for nearly one-fifth of all commercial energy consumption. Law firms, in particular, are responsible for large amounts of paper waste and energy use. Greening up your law firm can be simple and cost effective. This Resource Guide has been developed by the Go Green Committee, a subcommittee of the Indianapolis Young Lawyers Division to serve as a source of information for Indianapolis area attorneys and law firms interested in “going green.” While there are numerous go green resources already available to the public, we recognize that attorneys and law firms may face unique challenges to going green. There is no one-size-fits all approach to going green and we hope that these materials will assist attorneys and firms in developing a strategy that works for them. Thank you for considering going green or greener! Reducing Reducing waste is a key component of accomplishing your goal of running a greener law practice. Follow these simple tips and utilize any or all of the resources provided to help reduce your impact on the environment. Flatware Reusable plastic flatware: If you’re stuck on plastic, consider purchasing more durable, reusable plastic flatware. While costs may initially be higher, many varieties are dishwasher-safe and highly durable. Look for companies like EcoProducts or Preserve which produce environmentally friendly, reusable plastic flatware. www.ecoproducts.com www.preserveproducts.com Silverware: One option many businesses have turned to is purchasing a full set of silverware for permanent use in office kitchens and break rooms. Pros for this option include silverware’s durability and ease of cleaning. However, the possibility of more expensive flatware being accidentally thrown away or taken home with employees is a valid concern. To offset cost concerns, consider purchasing an inexpensive silverware set, or buying quality used silverware from somewhere like Goodwill. Bamboo flatware: Bamboo is a highly renewable, lightweight, and durable material. Bamboo flatware is both stain and heat resistant and does not absorb flavors from food. It is an excellent alternative to plastic or metal, and is relatively cheap at four to five dollars for a three-piece set from companies like To-Go Ware (http://www.to-goware.com). Consider buying each employee his or her own personal set for the office, or buying a full set for the kitchen. The down side? Bamboo flatware is not dishwasher-safe and must be hand washed. If you must buy disposable flatware, buy recycled or compostable flatware. Always do your best to recycle any plastic used in the office. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Cups Did you know that over 25 million Styrofoam cups are thrown away each year? Styrofoam makes up a quarter of our landfills and takes about 500 years to compost. By taking a few simple steps, your firm can help reduce the amount of waste generated by Styrofoam and plastic cups: Institute a “bring your own mug” policy: Firms and other businesses have had much success by cutting out the Styrofoam and asking employees to bring a mug from home for coffee and other beverages. Provide ceramic mugs: Another option is for your firm to provide employees with mugs that can be washed and reused. Beverages Many firms keep a stockpile of soda, bottled water, and juices in refrigerators for the enjoyment of their employees. While this service is very much appreciated, it also is an area in which waste could be reduced. The yearly manufacture of plastic water bottles takes approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil—enough to run 100,000 cars for a whole year, and 90% of plastic water bottles end up in landfills. Provide reusable water bottles: Provide employees with reusable water bottles such as nalgene bottles, and you will help contribute to reducing the 50 billion plastic bottles that Americans consume every year. Not only that, in ditching bottled water, your firm will save a noticeable amount of money. Hit the tap: Despite the commonly held belief that bottled water is better for you, tap water in most areas has more stringent requirements than bottled water. The price is right, too; most bottled water costs about 5 cents per ounce, while most municipal water costs less than 1 cent per gallon (.0078 cents per ounce); that means bottled water is over 640 times more expensive than tap water. Use filtered water: If it’s unsafe to drink your city’s water, or you just don’t like the taste, try installing water filters on the taps in your office. Pur and Brita offer water filters for between $20-$40. www.purwater.com www.brita.com www.filterforgood.com- facts and resources on bottled vs. filtered water Paper According to the ABA and an informal study done by Arnold & Porter in 2006, the typical attorney may use up to 100,000 sheets of paper per year. That equals about half a ton of paper per attorney, per year, or, assuming a 2,000 hour work-year, 50 pages an hour. That’s nearly a page a minute. Lay those pages end-to-end and you can wrap around the U.S. Supreme Court Building 66 times. Luckily, there are many simple ways to reduce paper use in your law practice; the following tips and resources can help. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Digitize whenever possible: Use e-communications for office newsletters and memos instead of paper copies. Only print e-mails or other documents when absolutely necessary. Usually, keeping one paper copy on file is sufficient. Print preview: It may sound simple, but using the print preview function to review your document before printing is a great way to cut back on paper use. Print preview will allow you to cut out that last page containing one or two lines of needless text, or to only print the pages you will need. Green Print (www.printgreener.com) is a great program which can help utilize a print preview to cut out wasteful printing. It is a faux printer driver which inserts itself as your default printer and opens a print preview window when you print to show potential waste issues. You can choose to not print the last page if it is unnecessary, select to not print images (i.e. banners and ads) and/or eliminate a page altogether from the print queue. Green Print starts at about $70 for an enterprise license Green Print helps reduce printing by 17% and saves $75 per user per year on average An average business with 250 employees would save $18,900  315,000 pages  35 trees  126.2 tons of CO2 Duplex print: By changing the default setting on your printer to double-sided printing, you can cut your paper consumption significantly. If offices around the country increased their rate of duplex printing from the 1991 figure of 20% to around 60%, they could save 15 million trees. Of course, some court documents are required to be single-sided, but acclimate yourself to duplex printing for other documents. Use recycled paper: Choose office paper with a higher level of post-consumer content in order to reduce the number of trees cut down and your carbon footprint. Recycled paper saves 60% energy versus virgin paper and generates 95% less air pollution. While it is a common myth that recycled paper is of low quality, nothing could be further from the truth. Recycled paper meets the same technical specifications on virgin paper and is successful in high demanding printers and copiers. E-mail Signature Line One simple way to make a difference is to create awareness of your green policy through your e-mail signature line. The following two steps will not only increase awareness, but will also help reduce paper usage on the receiving end of your sent e-mails. Add a short message to your e-mail signature line asking recipients to think before printing your e-mail. A friendly reminder prior to hitting the “print” button can help reduce paper usage. Try to keep your signature block as small and space conscious as possible. Confidentiality and other notices should be in a small font. The last thing you want is for an extra page to be printed for only your e-mail signature. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Recycling After reducing the amount of energy and materials consumed and reusing materials when possible, make sure to recycle what could otherwise take up space in a landfill. Below are some general resources and material-specific guidelines to help law firms become greener in their everyday functioning. General Resources: Indiana Recycling Coalition: http://www.indianarecycling.org Recycle Indiana: http://www.in.gov/recycle/index.htm Paper It has been estimated that a typical lawyer uses 20,000 to 100,000 sheets of paper per year. Using 100,000 sheets is equivalent to 4.5 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, one of the most obvious ways for law firms to reduce their carbon footprint is to recycle the large amount of waste paper generated every day. Due to the confidential nature of many documents, however, special precautions need to be made in order to responsibly eliminate paper waste. One of the best ways to ensure the destruction of confidential documents is to use a shredder. Depending on the size of the firm, consider placing a shredder at the front desk, on each floor or beside each printer to ensure all staff and attorneys have access. Place a receptacle labeled, “Recycled Paper” beside or directly beneath the shredder. This not only encourages attorneys and staff to recycle, but it makes it convenient and heightens awareness about the firm’s green initiative. Buy printer paper with at least 30% recycled content. Inform custodial personnel of the often sensitive nature of many documents found in waste paper products. As an extra precaution, consider using opaque bags or bins for disposal of recyclable shredded paper waste. Choose a recycling company familiar with handling legal paper waste. Plastic Plastic can be found in packaging, bottles, bags and more. Its extensive use in many products makes recycling important. The good news is that today, 80 percent of Americans have access to a plastics recycling program. Place a recycling receptacle beside each trash can in break rooms. Doing so makes choosing to recycle more likely. Make sure the material to be recycled is clearly labeled on the outside of the receptacle. Use water filters or water purifiers in break rooms to reduce the amount of plastic beverage bottles consumed. Resources: www.epa.gov Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Glass Unlike other substances such as paper, glass can be recycled infinitely without any loss of purity or quality. Recovered glass is used as the majority ingredient in new glass containers. In fact, it is estimated that 80 percent of recycled glass, as a whole, will end up as new glass containers. As with plastic, place a recycling receptacle beside the trash can in break rooms to make choosing to recycle more likely. Remember that clear, brown, blue and green glass can all be recycled. Glass containers are 100 percent recyclable, can be recycled endlessly and recovered glass is used as the majority ingredient in new glass containers. Visit www.earth911.com to learn more. Aluminum According to earth911.com, the aluminum can is the most valuable beverage container to recycle. Its recycling provides environmental and economic benefits to communities and organizations across the country. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to keep a 100-watt bulb burning for almost four hours or run a television for three hours. As with plastic and glass, place a recycling receptacle beside the trash can in break rooms to make choosing to recycle more likely. Compress used aluminum beverage cans to take up less space by stepping on them. Take tabs off aluminum beverage cans before placing in the recycling receptacle. Electronics It has been estimated that hundreds, if not thousands of computers and other electronic devices used in Indiana households and businesses become obsolete every year. Properly disposing of and recycling electronic waste is yet another way that we can prevent toxic substances from entering the environment and reduce landfill contributions. Certain, high-volume producers of electronic waste may be subject to regulations that govern the disposal of electronic waste. Other producers may also be subject to other, less-stringent regulations. Using a professional electronic waste disposal company can help you to identify which regulations may apply to your business and can structure your disposal system to meet those regulations. There are numerous options for disposal and recycling of electronic waste in the Indianapolis area. Brokers: companies engaged in the business of collecting or receiving end-of-life electronics to be recycled or resold. Processors: a business that takes physical possession of the product for the purpose of disassembly, remanufacturing and/or recycling. Not for Profit: an organization that serves community well-being through environmental, social or other objectives. To further their objectives, some not-for-profits engage in electronics reuse or resale. Often times, the services offered by not-for-profits are without fees. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE The Indiana Recycling Coalition has developed an E-Scrap Management Toolkit that provides information about various methods for recycling and disposal of computers and other electronics. http://www.indianarecycling.org/index.php?page=e-scrap-management-toolkit ** Disposing of computers and electronics used by attorneys or in law practices may carry a special risk in terms of accidental disclosure of confidential information. Choose an electronic disposal company familiar with disposing of such sensitive information properly. Ink Cartridges A printer cartridge can consist of varying amounts of recycled material. The environmental cost will be very different depending on to which extent recycled materials are used in the production of the cartridge. Over 375 million empty toner cartridges and ink cartridges are thrown into the trash every year in the US. Most of these printer cartridges end up on landfill sites or in incinerators. 375 million cartridges amount to roughly 11 cartridges being disposed of every second. If you put all these cartridges end to end they would cover a distance encircling the earth over three times. The recovery, reuse and recycling of all these empty printer cartridges will save tax dollars since we all pay taxes for landfills through waste management costs. See www.inkguides.com for more information. Buy recycled printer cartridges. This can reduce the cost up to 50% compared to cartridges that are made of virgin materials or non reused parts. Depending on the recycling program and printer cartridge type you will get money back for every returned cartridge. Create a designated bin for used ink cartridges near where the other recycling bins are placed. Inkjet Ink Cartridges:  Make sure that the case is not broken or have cracks  The contact area should be firmly attached to the cartridge case  The flex tape should not be broken and be firmly attached to the cartridge case  The nozzle plate should not have any holes or be broken Laser Tone Cartridges:  The casing should not have any cracks, missing parts, non-original screws or clips  Shutter(s), sensor tabs and pins are present and in place  Make sure that the cartridge is a original makers cartridge (as stated in the top of the paragraph)  No components should be missing from the cartridge  Copier toner bottles and cartridge tubes are not accepted Ribbon cartridges are not accepted. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Marketing tips for your cartridge recycling program: Try getting your biggest supporters like employees, volunteers, suppliers, partners and parents excited about your recy cling campaign. Suggested marketing activities:  Send an email explaining your program  Include a message in your monthly newsletter or in your email signatures  Create leaflets for visitors to bring home  Create a campaign web site or a web page on your existing web site. The web is perfect if you want to reach out with your message in a cost efficient way.  Get companies in your neighborhood involved. Many of them will like the environmental side of the program and feel good about supporting a good cause. Make it easy for them to help by giving them marketing material and cartridge bags for your recycling program.  Put up posters at popular spots in the community  Get parents involved and hand out collection boxes/cartridge bags that they can bring to work  Promise some sort of recognition or prize to the most successful recycling individuals or teams Energy The energy needed to operate U.S. buildings accounts for roughly one-third of energy use and more than 35 percent of air pollution in this country. About 30% of the energy used in commercial and industrial buildings is used inefficiently or unnecessarily. Reducing these inefficiencies can help decrease the amount of pollution generated by producing that electricity as well as lower monthly utility bills. Many companies and households across the country are looking at ways to cut back on their energy use in an attempt to save some money and help the planet in the process. Track Energy Usage Put Someone in Charge: Many companies and firms have begun implementing environmental responsibility programs in their offices. These programs have a variety of functions that can range from energy monitoring to environmental awareness presentations and seminars for the company’s employees. The most successful programs are created by and have the full support of a senior management team. Now you may be thinking that this is a lot of work just to make your office greener, but a study by the Society for Human Resource Management has found that these environmental programs help boost employee moral in 44% of the companies survey. The study also found that 42% of companies saw an increase in the strength of their public image. Use Energy Credits for Green Energy: One way companies have chosen to promote green energy production is through the buying of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). These green power purchases help reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and support the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. In states that have a REC program, a green energy provider is credited with one REC for every 1 MWh of electricity it produces. The green energy is then fed into the electrical grid and the accompanying REC can then be sold on the open market to companies and investors. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Some leading companies participating in these types of programs include: Intel Corp.  Intel uses green power purchases for 51% or 1.433 million MWh of their total energy needs.  Intel’s sources for green power include: biogas, biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, and wind. Dell, Inc.  Dell uses green purchases for 129% of its total energy consumption and attains the percentage through several 100% green energy buildings as well as the construction of a solar array above their parking lots. This provides shade for employee’s cars as well as on-site docking for electric cars. To see what more green elite companies are doing visit: http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/toplists/top50.htm Ways to buy green energy credits: http://www.nativeenergy.com/answers/site/index.php?afc=Coop Energy Savings in Recycling In addition to decreasing the amount of non-renewable resources we consume and reducing the amount of waste in landfills, recycling used materials also saves energy in the production cycle. Did You Know: Recycled aluminum saves 95 percent energy versus virgin aluminum; recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hour. Recycled glass saves 50 percent energy versus virgin glass. Recycling of one glass container saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours. Recycled paper saves 60 percent energy versus virgin paper. See the Recycling section to find out more ways that recycling helps decrease pollution and preserve our natural resources. Light Bulbs and Appliances CFL Light Bulbs: CFL stands for compact florescent lamp. This type of light bulb serves as a replacement for incandescent lamps. CFLs use less power (a 23 watt CFL = 100 watt incandescent) and lasts 8 to 15 times longer than incandescent bulbs which results in a 75 percent energy saving for CFLs. The cost of CFLs is higher than traditional bulbs ($3.00 vs. $0.50 each), but the original price is more than offset by the lifetime of the CFL and the energy savings it creates. Most home improvement stores, office supply stores, and commercial super-stores carry CFL lights. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Tips: A fluorescent tube will save 640 kWh of electricity over its life compared to a standard 100-watt bulb. This reduces the production of carbon dioxide by half a ton and sulfur dioxide by 3 kg. According to a US Department of Energy (DOE) end use study from 1995, lighting accounts for about 29% of the energy use in a typical office. Only 10% of the energy used by a standard bulb creates light, the other 90% creates heat. ENERGY STAR Appliances: ENERGY STAR is an international standard for consumer products that meet a heightened standard of environmental efficiency. ENERGY STAR qualified products usually use 20 to 30% less energy and water than required by federal standards. Types of products include computers and peripherals, servers, buildings, HVAC, and lighting among others. In addition to the energy savings, some state governments offer rebates for the purchase of ENERGY STAR appliance. Another way companies can green up their appliances around the office is by buying single units that can do multiple tasks, such as copy, print, scan, and fax, which eliminates the need for several different machines. Also, defaulting to double-sided printing can help reduce the amount of paper a company consumes, reduce the energy used in printing, and reduce the amount of paper waste generated. Did You Know: If just 1 in 10 homes used ENERGY STAR appliances, the change to our atmosphere would be like planting 1.7 million new acres of trees. Last year alone, ENERGY STAR helped save enough energy at peak time to power 10 million homes and reduce green house gas emissions equivalent to those of 10 million cars, while also saving Americans $5 billion on their energy bills. If offices throughout the country increased the rate of two-sided copying and printing from the 1991 figure of 20 percent to 60 percent, they could save the equivalent of about 15 million trees. For more information on ENERGY STAR visit: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_find_es_products To calculate your own energy savings from lights and appliances go to: http://www.business.gov/manage/green-business/energyefficiency/calculate-savings/energy-saving-calculator.html Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Lighting Control Dimmers: Installing dimmers on office light switches reduces energy use, extends bulb life, and saves money. Dimmers work for any type of light source (incandescent, halogen, CFL, LED, etc.) and come in residential or commercial capacities. Dimmers are useful in taking advantage of natural light during the daytime and allowing for a less intense light when the user doesn’t need or want the full wattage. Dimmers can be found anywhere lighting is sold. Commercial dimmers are used for large area dimming, which may include office common areas that can all be dimmed at once. These dimmers cost more money, but pay for themselves even quicker than residential or one fixture dimmers. Fast Fact: Dimming your lights by a quarter increases your energy savings by 20 percent; dim them by half and increase your savings 40 percent. You also extend bulb life up to 20 times when you dim a bulb halfway. Blinds and Screens: During the summer months, close your blinds and/or curtains during the day and open them at night. In the winter, do the opposite. Computer and Appliance Power Monitoring Many offices have policies requiring employees to shut down computers when leaving for an extended period of time or using the standby/sleep mode for less lengthy absences. Screen savers are not energy savers and are actually no better than when the monitor is active. Other areas where offices can reduce energy consumption by electronic devices is to activate a sleep mode for printers, copiers, and fax machines and even more beneficial would be to combine these machines to cut down on the number of machines running. Other companies have looked at a powering down the majority of office appliances after hours and leaving just one copier or printer on per floor. Tips: Laptops use 90% less energy than desktops. A Lawrence Berkeley Lab study from 1999 estimated that one workstation (computer and monitor) left on after business hours is responsible for power plants emitting nearly one ton of CO2 per year. If every U.S. computer and monitor were turned off at night, the nation could shut down eight large power stations and avoid emitting 7 million tons of CO2 every year. IBM estimates it saved $17.8 million worldwide in 1991 alone by encouraging employees to turn off equipment and lights when not needed. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Programmable Thermostats The goal of programmable thermostats is to establish a program that automatically reduces heating and cooling in your office when you don't need as much. Use the programmable thermostat calculator to see what you can save with set-back temperatures that work for your office. Possible saving times are during the weekend and at night while your employees are at home. Tips: HVAC accounts for 39% of the energy use in a typical office An adjustment of 1 or 2 degrees can cut heating or cooling bills by 2 or 3 %. A 3 or 4 adjustment can have savings up to 10% Honeywell and Carrier are two popular commercial grade programmable thermostat providers. http://customer.honeywell.com/Business/Cultures/en-US/Products/Applications+and+Downloads/CommercialThermo statTools.htm http://www.commercial.carrier.com/commercial/hvac/homepage/1,3052,CLI1_DIV12_ETI372,00.html http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=TH Enroll in Energy Efficient Programs LEED Building Construction: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. www.usgbc.org/leed/ Green Globes: Green Globes is an environmental assessment, education and rating system that is promoted in the United States by the Green Building Initiative. The system, which is an online interactive software tool, competes with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system. Green Globes helps both with the new construction of commercial buildings and with the maintenance and improvement of existing buildings. http://www.greenglobes.com/ The US EPA’s Energy Star Program: Uses an energy performance rating system for several commercial and institutional building types and manufacturing facilities. These ratings, on a scale of 1 to 100, provide a means for benchmarking the energy efficiency of specific buildings and industrial plants against the energy performance of similar facilities. The ratings are used by building and energy managers to evaluate the energy performance of existing buildings and industrial plants. The rating systems are also used by EPA to determine if a building or plant can qualify to earn Energy Star recognition. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Other Things You Can Do Transportation Carbon dioxide is the number one contributor to the greenhouse effect, and cars produce about 30% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. We have all been made aware at some time or another that we should cut back on our drive to work, and that walking, biking, carpooling, and using public transportation are all ways to achieve this goal. The following are ways to help and incentivize employees for greening their commute. Carpool: According to an American Community Survey, Indiana ranks 25th among all states in terms of carpooling. Only 10% of Hoosiers carpool to work. To help increase these numbers, implement a carpool board at work, and incentivize carpoolers by offering closer or shaded parking spots. Central Indiana Commuter Services (CICS) can help you find a carpool or ride share. Visit their website at www.327ride.com. Walking/Biking: Encourage employees who can to walk or ride a bike to work. Offer shower facilities and a towel service so that employees can freshen up after their commute. Provide bike racks or bike lockers for employees who choose to ride their bike to work. IN Bikeport is a great resource for bikers who work downtown. They provide safe, convenient bicycle lockers in various downtown locations. Most lockers are completely free to use and can be unlocked using your cell phone after you have registered. Visit www.inbikeport.org for more information. The Indiana Bicycle Coalition seeks to create a bicycle-friendly Indiana through promotion, education, and advocacy. Check them out at www.bicycleindiana.com You can register with Central Indiana Commuter Services (CICS) as a walking or biking commuter. You may even qualify for Emergency Ride Home, a free taxi service in case of an emergency. www.327ride.net. Public Transportation: IndyGo is Indianapolis’ public transportation service. Check out their website for information on bus schedules, routes, and other services. www.indygo.net. Travel Travel may be an integral part of your practice. Unfortunately, it also leads to a large amount of carbon emissions. Air travel accounts for roughly 90% of your carbon footprint on any given trip. Reduce your need for travel or travel greener by following these useful tips. Use video or teleconferencing. Look into green hotels and hybrid car rentals. Offset your carbon footprint. Indianapolis Bar Association GREEN LEGAL INITIATIVE Cleaning Supplies Looking into alternative, environmentally friendly cleaning options for your firm is a great way to bolster your green reputation. Green cleaning products: Green cleaning products, while typically more expensive, are better for the environment, and safer for your health. Check out the some of these green companies for more information: Simple Green www.simplegreen.com Seventh Generation www.seventhgeneration.com Green Works www.greenworkscleaners.com Green cleaning services: Companies are starting to pop up which offer green cleaning services to homes and businesses. Real Green Cleaning (www.realgreencleaning.com) is a locally owned Indianapolis cleaning service which offers green cleaning and can even help you set up a recycling program. Green cleaning can include the following: Use of Certified Green vacuums Use of Green Seal certified cleaning products Use of biodegradable trash bags Citing References http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/fyidocs/gogreen.html http://www.abanet.org/publicserv/environmental/sustainable_law_office.shtml http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycling-statistics.html http://www.conservatree.com/paper/PaperTypes/RecyBrochure.shtml http://earth911.com/reduce/energy-costs-and-conservation-facts/ http://www.newdream.org/work/office.php This guide is compiled by the Go Green Committee, a subcommittee of the Indianapolis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, through a variety of resources. To be added to this listing, please contact the Indianapolis Bar Association, 317-269-2000. This guide is for informational purposes only. The Go Green Committee, Young Lawyers Division, and IndyBar do not endorse any of the organizations listed above.